Travel Blogs from Batu Ferringhi

... us than for us to spot him as it was ramo. He found us easily and we began to explore. We definitely needed someone who knew what was going on otherwise we would be lost. We began walking up the main street which was 10km long, with Puva explaining some cultural things along the way such as the men carrying the floats which were nailed into them and all the piercings on their face meant. They would put these on and walk/dance through the parade up until the mountain where they ...

It was a very bumpy flight with no entertainment (guess it was all before take-off). Oh well, it makes for a story, no pictures though.

After landing in Penang, customs etc., made our way out and flagged a taxi. The driver was very informative and provided a few hints for our stay and mode of transportation. The hotel (Berjaya Penang Hotel), you thought the plane story ...

Well talk about an assault on the senses! My goodness we were the only four expats at this dinner of over 1000 Chinese participants. The noise,not provided by the guests but by the facilitators of the function had to be experienced to be believed.I am sure they could hear us in GeorgeTown and we were in the back blocks of Batu Ferringhi . Two men had the microphones and they ...

We flew from Phuket to Penang. It was only a short flight and Indi was shattered as we’d kept her up so she slept most of it. On arriving at Penang airport we figured that you queue at a desk for a taxi, tell them where you’re going, pay, get a voucher and head for the next taxi in the queue. We faffed around a bit too long so the Mercedes at the front of the queue was grabbed before our eyes. Next in line was an old, battered, ...

... stung by a jellyfish you need something to neutralize the sting, and pee is a natural remedy. They did however, find me some ammonia instead so nobody peed on me that day. After half and hour to 45 minutes or so the pain became tolerable and slowly started to subside. The boys then wanted to go back out to the jungle gym and race around the entire circuit. They decided to do two laps and by the end, all of them collaped on their stomach/backs, gasping for air. Apparently it was ...